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Ruhs The Price of Rights
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Regulating International Labor Migration
E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-4008-4860-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
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Fachgebiete
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Arbeitsmarkt
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft
Weitere Infos & Material
Acknowledgments vii
Abbreviations xi
Chapter 1 The Rights of Migrant Workers: Reframing the Debate 1
- Aims and Approach of the Book 2
- Outline of the Chapters and Main Arguments 4
- Terminology and Scope of This Book 10
Chapter 2 The Human Rights of Migrant Workers: Why Do So Few Countries Care? 13
- International Migrant Rights Conventions 13
- Ratification: Record and Obstacles 16
- Effectiveness 22
- Migrant Rights, Citizenship Rights, and Immigration Policy 23
Chapter 3 Nation-States, Labor Immigration, and Migrant Rights: What Can We Expect? 26
- The Objectives of Labor Immigration Policy 26
- Constraints and Variations in the Migration State 33
- Three Hypotheses 39
Chapter 4 An Empirical Analysis of Labor Immigration Programs in Forty-Six Countries 53
- Existing Research and the Scope of My Analysis 53
- Indicators for Measuring Openness to Labor Immigration 59
- Indicators for Measuring Migrant Rights 65
- Methods, Data, and Limitations 71
- Openness to Labor Immigration 74
- Migrant Rights 80
- Summary of Findings 87
Chapter 5 Regulating the Admission and Rights of Migrant Workers: Policy Rationales in High-Income Countries 91
- Explaining Greater Openness to Higher-Skilled Migrant Workers 91
- Why More Rights for Skilled Migrant Workers? 104
- Explaining Trade-Offs between Openness and Rights 111
- The National Interest: Expected Impacts Drive Labor Immigration Policies 120
Chapter 6 Labor Emigration and Rights Abroad: The Perspectives of Migrants and Their Countries of Origin 122
- Migrants: Emigration, Rights, and Human Development 122
- Sending Countries: Interests and Policy Choices 134
- Engaging with Trade-Offs 152
Chapter 7 The Ethics of Labor Immigration Policy 154
- What Consequences Should National Policymakers Care about, and for Whom? 156
- The Ethics of Temporary Labor Immigration Programs 166
- What Rights Restrictions Are Justifiable, and for How Long? 172
- Making Temporary Migration Programs Work 178
- Summary: The Case for Tolerating Some Trade-Offs between Openness and Rights 185
Chapter 8 The Price of Rights: What Next for Human Rights-Based Approaches to International Labor Migration? 187
- Blind Spots and Unintended Consequences of Human Rights 189
- UN Agencies' Reluctant Engagement with the Price of Rights 191
- Reframing the Human Rights-Based Approach to Migration 196
- Open Debate 199
Appendix 1 Tables A.1-10 201
Appendix 2 Overview of Openness Indicators 217
Appendix 3 Overview of Migrant Rights Indicators 221
References 227
Index 243